RE:Shakespeare App Makes Shakespeare Understandable For Teens

Random Android App of the week:Samsung Electronics UK and the Royal Shakespeare Company teamed up to create RE:Shakespeare, an app featuring actors who break up long scenes from Shakespeare plays into manageable chunks for kids 11 to 14 years old. The app features interactive games and videos and is hosted by David Tennant. It also stars actress Tamsin Greig, beatboxing artist Shlomo, rapper and poet Akala, and director Iqbal Khan. Each participant takes difficult Shakespeare lines and reinterprets them into fun lyrical challenges, helping students to interact with Shakespeare in a unique, yet educational way. The app has three interactive sessions -- Play, Practice and Perform -- each designed to encourage a particular type of learning. Kids can star in their own Dubsmash-style music video and perform on a virtual Royal Shakespeare Theatre stage in Stratford-upon-Avon. The app, created by Cheil and UNIT9, is available for free on Google Play.

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